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Prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and Earth
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Prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and Earth

DVR Fatima2025-06-06T16:20:59-04:00

The prayer from the sermon 'The Queenship of Mary' given on May 7, 2016 O Mother of my God, and my Lady Mary; as a beggar, all wounded and sore, presents himself before a great queen, so do I present myself before thee, who art the Queen of heaven and earth. From the lofty throne on which thou sittest, disdain not, I implore thee, to cast thine eyes on me, a poor sinner. God has made thee so rich that thou mightest assist the poor, and has constituted thee Queen of Mercy in order that thou mightest relieve the miserable. Behold [...]

Prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and EarthDVR Fatima2025-06-06T16:20:59-04:00

Mother of Grace, CoRedemptrix, and Mediatrix

DVRodriguez2025-06-06T16:03:39-04:00

God’s best and perfect gift is Jesus Christ, Whom God willed to give us through the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is God’s plan since before time began and it does not change. He manifested this truth at Bethlehem, then again at Fatima, and still at every Mass. Let us deepen this understanding by considering three of Our Lady’s titles and seven things she requested at Fatima.

Mother of Grace, CoRedemptrix, and MediatrixDVRodriguez2025-06-06T16:03:39-04:00

Sins of the Tongue Destroy Charity

DVRodriguez2025-06-05T10:13:21-04:00

Christians are made perfect in the bond of charity. We ought to have a constant mutual charity for one another. This comes about through grace in our souls and it unites us in the one Faith. Now charity for our neighbor must be based in God. It means desiring the best for another. It means we comfort and support one another. It necessarily involves prayer and sacrifice. Spouses, families, and parishes must be built upon this charity. We must strive hard against sins of the tongue - like complaining, criticizing, and murmuring - which destroy charity.

Sins of the Tongue Destroy CharityDVRodriguez2025-06-05T10:13:21-04:00

The Easy Path Avoids the Cross

DVRodriguez2025-05-29T12:54:43-04:00

In the Easter liturgies, Christ issues a call to faith and a call to carry our Cross. It is by these means that one enters eternal life. The cross represents all those trials in life which God permits; things which are unpleasant, difficult, sorrowful, even evil. Today, we Catholics find ourselves in a very grave situation because we have largely rejected the Cross. We see this in worship, doctrine, and morality. Yet the good shepherd carries his cross, for he will even lay down hill life for his sheep.

The Easy Path Avoids the CrossDVRodriguez2025-05-29T12:54:43-04:00

Give Testimony of Christ Crucified

DVRodriguez2025-05-29T12:44:51-04:00

The Church calls us to mourn the sufferings and death of Our Savior, especially because our sins caused His passion and because we show Him such ingratitude. Do not flee from the Cross but welcome it. Make the effort to die to yourself. Everyone must experience suffering; how we face it determines our eternity, As St. Paul teaches, to be Christ’s disciple –to be Catholic– means to walk faithfully and constantly on the path of the Cross. Look to the example of Simon of Cyrene.

Give Testimony of Christ CrucifiedDVRodriguez2025-05-29T12:44:51-04:00

Hail O Adorable Cross

DVRodriguez2025-04-29T20:20:40-04:00

Easter is the greatest day of the year for we celebrate Christ’s great victory. Yet the resurrection only comes by means of the cross. His cross is the source of all grace and blessings. The liturgy provides many examples of this, such as the Exsultet, the Paschal Candle, the Easter Sequence, and the Veneration of the cross. Keep in mind these two truths: [1] Jesus can never be separated from His cross. [2] in the cross is salvation. We must believe and live by these truths!

Hail O Adorable CrossDVRodriguez2025-04-29T20:20:40-04:00

Easter Vigil

DVRodriguez2025-04-17T06:58:25-04:00

Preparation for Easter by discussing the history, liturgy and theology of the three major parts of Holy Saturday's Easter Vigil, according to our immemorial Catholic Tradition (pre-1955).

Easter VigilDVRodriguez2025-04-17T06:58:25-04:00

Good Friday

DVRodriguez2025-04-16T15:22:57-04:00

Preparation for Easter by discussing the four singular parts of the sacred liturgy on Good Friday, according to our immemorial Catholic Tradition (pre-1955). Talk by Fr. James Mawdsley

Good FridayDVRodriguez2025-04-16T15:22:57-04:00

Frequently Sigh After Heaven

DVRodriguez2025-04-16T13:30:19-04:00

Our Lord provides a remarkable example: He raises His eyes to Heaven (to pray). The Church begins every Sunday Mass in Lent with a call to prayer. We rejoice today because we go to the House of the Lord, to be with Him in this ‘house of prayer.’ Everyone can pray, no matter their station or condition. Prayer, unlike many other laws or works, has no possible substitute. We often don’t pray as we ought. So don’t just go through the motions but apply yourself to prayer with diligence and care, fervor and devotion, and especially, great faith and love. We [...]

Frequently Sigh After HeavenDVRodriguez2025-04-16T13:30:19-04:00

Maundy Thursday

DVRodriguez2025-04-13T23:54:56-04:00

Preparation for Holy Week. Father explains how all the rites of this sacred day point to, are unified by, the Holy Eucharist. This includes the Reconciliation of Penitents, Consecration of Holy Oils, Institution of the Holy Eucharist, Vespers, Stripping of Altars, Washing of the Feet, and Nocturnal Adoration at the Altar of Repose.

Maundy ThursdayDVRodriguez2025-04-13T23:54:56-04:00